Newbury Park farmers market moves to parking lot of library

A basket of mushrooms from New Vision Farm and available at the Newbury Park farmers market can be used in a variety of dishes, according to Elizabeth Garcia, who said she buys the chanterelles, wood ear, shiitake and other varieties from other area mushroom growers.

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The garlic basil spread sold by Brothers Products of Garden Grove at the new location of the Newbury Park farmers market is a customer favorite, according to Akram Ammar.

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Dael Wilcox of Riverside demonstrates beekeeping at the Newbury Park farmers market, which has moved to a new location at 2331 Borchard Road. Wilcox, who runs the Natural Honey Company, will be bringing his honey to the market weekly.

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The Newbury Park farmers market has reopened at its new home in the parking lot of the Newbury Park branch of the Thousand Oaks Library, a location market director Helen Lee said she has always coveted. She said when she watched the crowds, she found they were much larger than those at the previous location on Hillcrest Drive.

"This is where I always wanted to have the market, but I could never get in touch with anyone at the city," Lee said.

In addition to offering yoga sessions, the market had beekeeping demonstrations by Dael Wilcox of Riverside, who runs the Natural Honey Co. and will be offering his honey for sale at future markets, but was offering the demonstrations for Girl Scouts. "I rescue bees. It's unique how the rescued bees are now pollinating the almond crops in the Central Valley," Wilcox said.

Other unique offerings were the baskets of mushrooms from New Vision Farm from Oxnard. Elizabeth Garcia said she buys the chanterelle, wood ear, shiitake, portobello and other mushrooms from farmers in Camarillo and Oxnard and resells them at the market. "They are great with soup, risotto, omelets, for everything, for pasta," Garcia said.